Apparatus and method for adjusting for input latency in an electronic device

• US 8,310,486 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2012
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Pasula, Markus I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brier, Jeffrey A
• Application Number:
  US13/414,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 251 Days
• Field of Search: 345/473, 463/37, 463/38, 463/39
• US Class Current: 345/473
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5372 for tagging characters, objects or locations in the game scene, e.g. displaying a circle under the character controlled by the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1018 Calibration; Key and button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/47 Retargetable compilers

Abstract

Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with adjusting for input latency within an electronic are disclosed. An electronic device may receive a user input, such as a user actuation of a device key. A latency adjusted time of the input may be calculated based, at least in part, on a latency of the electronic device in determining the user actuation of the device key. The latency adjusted time may be used to determine a result of the user input.

Claims

1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining user actuation of an input of the electronic device;

determining a latency adjusted time of said user actuation of said input, said latency adjusted time being based on a latency of said electronic device in determining said user actuation of said input; and

determining a result of said user actuation of said input based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a display, the method further comprising displaying information on said display, said information being based, at least in part, on said result.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said result is associated with a game result.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said displaying information comprises displaying a plurality of objects on said display.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said displaying information comprises displaying an indicator on said display, wherein said indicator at least in part moves relative to said plurality of objects.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining a game result based, at least in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at least one of said plurality of objects at a time associated with a latency adjusted actuation of said input.

8. An apparatus comprising:

an electronic device, comprising;

an input device, and

a processor communicatively coupled to said input device, the processor configured to determine user activation of said input device, to determine a latency adjusted time of said user activation of said input device, said latency adjusted time being based on a latency of said electronic device in determining said user actuation of said input device, and to determine a result of said user activation of said input device based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said electronic device further comprises a display, and

wherein said processor is further configured to initiate display of information on said display, said information being based, at least in part, on said result.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said result is associated with a game result.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said display of information comprises a plurality of objects.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said display of information comprises an indicator, wherein said indictor at least in part moves relative to said plurality of objects.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said result of said user activation of said input device is associated with a game result based, at least in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at least one of said plurality of objects at a time associated with a latency adjusted actuation of said input device.

15. An electronic device comprising:

means for determining user actuation of at least one input;

means for determining a latency adjusted time of said actuation of said at least one input, said latency adjusted time being based, at least in part, on a latency of said electronic device in determining said user actuation of said input; and

means for determining a result of said user actuation of said input, said result being adjusted based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising:

means for displaying information, said information being based, at least in part, on said result.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein said result is associated with a game result.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein said information comprises a plurality of objects.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein said information comprises an indicator, wherein said indicator, at least in part, moves relative to said plurality of objects.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein said result of said user activation of said input is associated with a game result based, at least in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at least one of said plurality of objects at a time associated with a latency adjusted actuation of said input.

22. An article comprising:

a non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to operatively enable an electronic device to;

determine user activation of at least one input of said electronic device;

determine a latency adjusted time of said user activation of said input, said latency adjusted time being based on a latency of said electronic device in determining said user actuation of said input; and

determine a result of said user actuation of said input, said result being based, at least in part, on said latency adjusted time.

23. The article of claim 22, wherein said electronic device comprises a display, and wherein said storage media comprises instructions configured to operatively enable said electronic device to:

display information on said display, said information being based, at least in part, on said result.

24. The article of claim 22, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone.

25. The article of claim 22, wherein said result is associated with a game result.

26. The article of claim 25, wherein said information comprises a plurality of objects.

27. The article of claim 26, wherein said information comprises an indicator, wherein said indicator at least in part moves relative to said plurality of objects.

28. The article of claim 27, wherein said instructions are configured to operatively enable said electronic device to:

determine a game result based, at least in part, on a relative position of said indicator and/or at least one of said plurality of objects at a time associated with a latency adjusted actuation of said input.

29. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying an object on a display of the electronic device;

determining a latency adjusted time of an actuation of an input of the electronic device, wherein the latency adjusted time is determined within the electronic device; and

calculating a result of said input actuation based, at least in part, on a position of said object as displayed on said display at said determined latency adjusted time.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising displaying an indicator on said display, wherein the displayed indicator, at least in part, changes position relative to said object.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein calculating said result comprises determining a relative position between said indicator and said object at a time corresponding to said input actuation and/or said determined latency adjusted time.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein said electronic device comprises a cell phone.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the actuated input comprises an input, and wherein said latency adjusted time is based, at least in part, on a latency associated with said electronic device determining user actuation of said input.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein the electronic device comprises a processor, and wherein said result of said input actuation is calculated using said processor.